SWANSEA boss Michael Laudrup hit out at the officials following his side’s defeat at White Hart Lane yesterday.

A second-half goal from Jan Vertonghen was enough to beat a Swansea side who travelled to London looking to keep things tight at the back.

But there was a flashpoint towards the end when Swansea forward Michu was floored following an aerial challenge with Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris.

Referee Mike Dean allowed play to continue with Michu lying prone inside the Spurs area as Andros Townsend almost scored a second for the hosts, with both benches arguing on the touchline.

Laudrup conceded the challenge was a fair one but was initially worried about the way Michu had fallen to the ground.

He was angry with the decision from Dean and his officials not to call a halt to proceedings to allow the player to receive immediate medical attention and believes they should have communicated among themselves to come to the right decision.

Michu lies on the ground after colliding with Hugo Lloris

He said: “I was very angry and it wasn’t because it wasn’t a free-kick or I felt there should have been a red card for Lloris or a penalty or whatever but we always talk about this issue – whether we should kick the ball out?

“I watched it afterwards on the TV and when it happened, when Michu is going down to the ground, the referee is watching him, the linesman is watching him and still they let the game go on.

“It is such a poor decision and dangerous as well.”

Swansea defender Chico reacted angrily and approached a number of Spurs players for continuing, with both home boss Andre Villas-Boas and substitute Jake Livermore running on to the pitch.

Villas-Boas said: “On the incident, I was expecting the referee to stop the game immediately.

“It is a difficult decision for Mike because Townsend is running through on goal but the health of a player is more important. We were trying for the game to stop immediately and the mess came as a consequence of that.”

Spurs held on for over eight minutes of added time to record a slim victory that sees them move back into the top four in the Barclays Premier League.